Demand for high-tech workers up 7.4% in July
Manpower Information Technology: Programmers were most
in demand.
Michal Raveh
August 5, 2003
Globes
For the first time since October 2002, the demand for high-tech
workers rose, compared with the preceding month. Demand for
computer and communications workers rose 7.4% in July, compared
with June, according to a Manpower Information Technology (MIT)
survey based on help-wanted ads in the major newspapers.
The survey also found that demand for computer and communications
workers was 46.7% lower in July 2003 than in July 2002.
Most of the demand was for programmers, which rose 21.7%.
In contrast, demand for network managers and support staff
plunged 29.5% and for hardware engineers 36.7%. The survey
found sharp volatility in demand for various skills.
MIT CEO Idit Padan said a one-month increase in demand for
workers was insufficient to conclude that a recovery was
underway, especially since the situation was not uniform
across professions.
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